General Comments

Tony G.: Just wanted to give a report on my recent trip to WDW May 4-11, 2014.

Being a big person (6'2" - 370lbs - 54" waist - 4XL t-shirt) I was concerned about fitting on the rides at WDW. I felt some relief after reading All Ears, but the doubt was still there.
I didn't ride a lot of rides, spent time letting the kids have their fun on the kiddie stuff, but here are the ones I did experience.

Test Track - Rode in the front seat with my wife and 9 year old. I would STRONGLY suggest getting in the front seat, my parents sat in the 2nd row and didn't have nearly as much leg room as I did. Seat belts has TONS of slack in them to get all the way around me.

Soarin'- Once again, seat belts have a ton of slack in them to wrap around me. The seats may be a little tight for someone with bigger hips, but my body type (all gut) was fine.

The Seas with Nemo - Was a little tight with me, my wife and my 5 year old. I would suggest sticking to 2 people per shell cart.

Spaceship Earth - Plenty of room for me and my mother (she wears a size 3XL so we are talking about a couple larger people).

Innoventions - The Sum of All Thrills

This is just a quick comment about the new "Sum of All Thrills"
adventure at Innoventions. We wanted to try this out but when we tried
out the sample seats to see what the fit was like, we found the seats
to be very tight. I am a larger woman and found that we could not fit
in the seats at all. I would guess that this is really designed for
thin adults, teens and younger children. I know that I have been pleased
with the way Disney makes their rides accessible to almost everyone
but this one is a no-go. Angela

Journey Into Your Imagination

No problem
once actually in the ride vehicles, but had to "wiggle"
into them (this and Energy). This seems to be a problem with a lot
of the vehicles that have a molded "doorway" into the car.
The one on Journey was a particular problem because the car is higher,
but I made it in finally by standing on my tiptoes. A taller person
probably wouldn't have a problem.

The Land

Like
many of you have stated, I had tremendous anxiety before my trip because
of my size (5'10", 350). The problem I had was riding "The
Land" boat of all things. There were three large people in our
party and we all sat side-by-side on the middle bench. (I guess we
decided we wouldn't tip the boat forward or back that way:) Well half-way
through the ride, WE GROUNDED THE BOAT! I mean it completely stopped
and a maintenance worker had to come along and start having people
get off the boat. It was humiliating at first, but fortunately we
all eventually laughed it off and didn't let it ruin our trip.

Mission: SPACE

I am
5-10 435# my friend is about 6-5 380# and we rode on the ORANGE side.
One heck of a ride. I look forward to doing it again. However the
challenge I had with the ride was when the shoulder restraint locked
down my arms had limited movement to just up and down. I was not able
to move laterally. Then once the console moved forward I was basically
only able to move from the elbow downwith my arms folfed across my
chest. This added to the clostrophobic feeling. Thank goodness for
the screen and the cool air fan blowing on me. Now this ride. I've
heard subjects you to 3 G's (three times the force of gravity). if
you are not used to those types of stressors go to the GREEN side.
We survived (barely) and after about an hour, and the color returned
to our faces we had a good laugh about it. Overall a great ride, However
even macho men should heed the 17 advisories on the way into the rise
to go to the green side if one is not used to the physical stresses
one will be subjected to. (Michael)

No Problem
at all - surprisingly! I was also worried about when the monitors
came down with them not closing, but it was fine - my stomach was
VERY CLOSE to touching it, but it would not have impeded the closing
of it. Also, the harness was further out than the rest of the riders,
but it snapped into place just fine.6'2 about 375 Pounds. 56"
Pant Size worn at Belly Button level. 20-30 year old age range. (Patrick)

As a
very large Disney guest (400+) and in a wheelchair (due to a severe
leg injury) I have a couple tips. We had a wonderful experience with
a great Cast Member at Disney-MGM. However, a total opposite experience
at the new Mission: SPACE. While still near the doorway trying to
decide whether I should try it or not the snotty little blond cast
member took it upon herself to come over and loudly proclaim in front
of all that she would not recommend I even try going in as someone
my size didn't have a chance of fitting in the ride. That not only
ruined that ride but ruined the entire day for me. I then refused
to go on anything that day for fear of the same embarrassment. Editor's
Note: This type of behavior is not typical at WDW. If you encounter
a Cast Member like this, ask for a supervisor to explain what happened.

If you
get claustrophobic, do NOT ride this. (However, you can bail out up
until the time you enter the "capsule," so if you're not
sure, check it out.) We rode this twice -- both times I was on an
outside seat (it seats 4 across) and my size was not an issue -- the
seat was wide enough. My husband, on an inside seat, did not complain,
either. However, when they closed the capsule, it wasn't quite closing.
I suspect it might have been my stomach causing this problem. Finally,
when they opened and re-closed the capsule, I pushed down on the panel
in front of me, and it seemed to catch.

Being
a larger person at Disney can be difficult at times, especially on
the older attractions. However, it appears that the Imagineers have
recognized this and the newer rides are designed to accommodate us.
Mission Space is no exception. I have the chance to ride MS yesterday
and I wanted to let anyone who had fears about being stuck or not
fitting - not to worry. I am a 6'2" 350lb person and I had no
trouble at all fitting. In fact it was rather comfortable.

Soarin'

Rob G
- I'm 6'2" 400lbs, with a 58 inch waist. I just returned from
a week at WDW where among other rides I was able to ride 'Soarin'
at Epcot. If you dont know, the ride is a long bench-type seat with
armrests dividing up the individual seats with lap belts to hold you
in place. I fit pretty snug in between the surrounding armrests and
in the event my seatbelt would not have gone around me I'm positive
I would've been held in place by my hips and legs. The seatbelt was
more then long enough to go around me and the only real problem I
had was finding the connector which was at the moment beneath my right
side and I could not find the slot and had to ask my mother-in-law
to connect it for me. Other then that, I had no problem on the ride
and really enjoyed it.

Test Track

We requested
a front seat on this ride too, based on All Ears Nets advice,
and the Cast Member still tried to put us in a back seat. He figured
out really quickly, however, that wasnt going to work, so he
went ahead and put us in a front seat. Ah, much better. They actually
ended up putting us in a car all by ourselves, so that was pretty
cool. It was more a height issue than anything on this ride, so if
youre 66 or even close (and Im sure the 390
lbs didnt help), definitely ask for a front seat on this ride.
Joshua Olive

*****

Important
Note: It is Standard Operating Procedure on Test Track to have
Cast Member do a seat belt check at a safety stop after the ride has
left the boarding area but before it enters the main ride path.

*****

Firstly,
I'm 5' 10", roughly 340 lbs. I'd read this website prior to going
so I wasn't too worried but it was still gnawing at me as I was waiting
in line. The seat was a little snug but I fit fine. The seat is reclined
a little so your stomach seems to stick out more. There must have
been at least two yards of seatbelt so there was plenty of room. The
big problem was latching the seat belt. It's in an odd spot I had
to lift myself out of the seat a little in order to see it and latch
it, and with the extra give in the seatbelt, this was no problem.
This ride is definitely worth the trouble.

I am 5'10 and about 300
lbs. I agree its just like
a car's front seat belt - but my knees were red from pressing up against
the front seats. So leg room is the only real problem there.

Make sure you get a front seat in Test
Track, Have someone help you buckle the seat belt and you'll be fine.

Back seat- no problem with seatbelt,
but I had very little knee room. I am 5'11" and 320 pounds.

Lots of fun! Followed your advice to
stay in the front and had plenty of slack in the seatbelt but needed
my husband's assistance to buckle the belt. I sat on the left side
and had some problems with my legs because of the wheel well. Maybe
the middle would be better. I am an agile size 26, with long legs
36 inch inseam.